NGC 4296

NGC 4296
SDSS image of NGC 4296. The small galaxy at the top of the image is NGC 4297.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationVirgo
Right ascension12h 21m 28.4s
Declination06° 39′ 13″
Redshift0.013673
Heliocentric radial velocity4099 km/s
Distance198 Mly (60.7 Mpc)
Apparent magnitude (V)13.66
Characteristics
TypeS0
Size~91,000 ly (28 kpc) (estimated)
Apparent size (V)1.3 x 0.9
Other designations
KCPG 331A, MGC +01-32-017, PGC 39943, UGC 7409, VCC 475

NGC 4296 is a barred lenticular galaxy located about 200 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo. It was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on April 13, 1784. It forms a pair with NGC 4297, and both galaxies are listed as CGCG 042-041, and KPG 331.

It also interacts with NGC 4297.

Although it does not appear in any galaxy group in the sources consulted, the designation VCC 475 indicates that NGC 4296 should be part of the Virgo Cluster.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 4296. Retrieved 2019-03-19.
  2. ↑ "HyperLeda -object description". leda.univ-lyon1.fr. Retrieved 2019-03-21.
  3. ↑ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2019-03-21.
  4. ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 4250 - 4299". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2018-08-14.
  5. ↑ "Hierarchy catalogue". leda.univ-lyon1.fr. Retrieved 2019-03-23.
  6. ↑ "HyperLeda -object description". leda.univ-lyon1.fr. Retrieved 2019-03-23.
  7. ↑ Binggeli, B.; Sandage, A.; Tammann, G. A. (1985-09-01). "Studies of the Virgo Cluster. II - A catalog of 2096 galaxies in the Virgo Cluster area". The Astronomical Journal. 90: 1681–1759. Bibcode:1985AJ.....90.1681B. doi:10.1086/113874. ISSN 0004-6256.
  8. ↑ Binggeli, B.; Sandage, A.; Tammann, G.A. (September 1985). "Studies of the Virgo cluster. II. A catalog of 2096 galaxies in the Virgo cluster area". Astronomical Journal. pp. 1681–1758. Bibcode:1985AJ.....90.1681B. doi:10.1086/113874. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)